Wheel-block.



PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

J. T. LOWE. WHEELBLOCK. APPLICATION FILED PEB,16. 1906.

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UnTTn STATES PATENT oT ron.

JAMES LOWE, OF WASI IINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TC CHARLESF. FLEMMING, OF WVASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF'COLUMBIA.

WHEEL-BLOCK- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented No'v. 27, 1906.

Appli ati fil d February 15, 1906. Serial No. 301,244.

T0 all] whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES T. Lown, a citi zen of the United States,residing at WVashington, District of Columbia, have invented a certainnew and useful Wheel-Block, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This inventionrelates to wheel-blocks, the object of the invention beingto provide a device in the nature of a wheel block or chock especiallydesigned for the needs of automobile owners and constructed withreference to blocking up an automobile or vehicle in a car fortransporting the machine from place to place, the block hereinafterparticularly described being adapted to be secured to the floor of a carand having provision whereby the wheels of the automobile or othermachine or vehicle may be securely anchored or fastened to the blocks,thus rendering it impossible for the machine to get loose and becomeinjured by contact with other freight or the sides of the car.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a singleblocking device embodying the present invention and illustrating a wheelsecured therein. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectionthrough the device. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section through the same.

The block contemplated in this invention comprises a wheel-holder ofsuitable length and ddth comprising a bottom 1, oppositelyarranged sides2, and one end 3, connecting the sides 2. The distance between the sides2 is approximately equal to the width of the rim and tire of the wheelof an automobile or other vehicles, so that such rim and wheel will fitsuugly between the sides 2 when placed in the holder in the manner shownin Figs. 1 and 2, it being understood that one of said holders isemployed for each wheel.

In order to secure the holder to the floor of a car or other support,the bottom 1 is provided at intervals with holes 4, adapted to receivefasteners 5, which are shown as consisting of ordinary wood-screws whichare inserted through the holes 4 from above and driven downward into thecar floor, the

heads of the screws being countersunk in-the bottom 1. The sides 2 arepreferably lined upon their inner surfaces, as shown at 6, with carpet,felt, or other material'which will form a soft cushion for the wheel andprevent chafing the rim or felly thereof.

In the closed end of the holder there is arranged a wedge-shaped block 7in connection with which a sliding and adjustable wedge-shaped block 8is employed, and in order to move the block 8 toward the block 7 use ismade of a drawing-strap 9, which passes through a combined strap-guideand retainer 10, secured to the end of the holder,

and also through slots 11, formed inthe. sides 2 and extendinglengthwise thereof, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2. The drawing-strap 9 isprovided with a buckle 12 for holding the ends of the strap when drawntaut. After the block 8 has been advanced toward the block 7, so as tocause the wheel to rest in contact with both of said blocks and the endsof the strap have been secured by the buckle 12 to prevent backwardmovement of the block 8, the wheel is anchored to and within the holderby means of one or more anchor-straps 13, each of which extendstransversely across the lower smface of the bottom 1 of the holder, thearrangement being such that the anchorstraps 13 maybe inserted throughthe Ways 14 after the holder has been fastened to the floor.

Each of the anchor-straps 13 is provided with an adjusting-buckle 15, sothat it may be drawn taut around the felly and the holder, and in orderto prevent marring the finish of the felly each of the straps 13 isprovided with a soft sheathing or cushion 16, of carpet or other textilematerial, such sheathing being shown in the form of a sleeve extendingentirely around the strap 13 and being of suflicient length to preventany part of the strap chafing against the felly.

It is proposed to manufacture and sell the blocks herein described insets of four, so that an automobile or any four-wheeled vehicle may besecurely blocked up and anchored in a car for transportation. l/Vhen notin use, the blocks may be readily carried under the seat of theautomobile or other vehicle, where they will be readily accessible whenwanted. The invention does away with the expense of blocking up anautomobile or like vehicle with primitive devices each time the machineis loaded onto a car,

and said blocks constitute a secure and reliable anchorage for themachine and also prevent abrading or otherwise injuring the machine ormarring the finish thereof.

1 claim 1. A blocking-up device for vehicle-wheels comprising a base orbottom, a stationary block thereon, a movable block thereon, and a drawand stay strap for advancing the movable block toward the stationaryblock and holding the adjustment of the movable block.

2. A blocking-up device for vehicle-wheels comprising a base or bottom,a stationary block, a movable block, means for advancing the movableblock toward the stationary block and holding the same, andanchor-straps connected with the base and adapted to pass over andacross the wheel-felly.

3. A blocking-up device for vehicle-wheels comprising a base havingtransverse ways, sides extending upward from the base and provided withlongitudinal slots, a stationary block, a movable block working betweenthe sides, a draw and stay strap extending around the blocks and passingthroughthe slots in the sides and anchor-straps passing through thetransverse ways and adapted to pass across and over the wheel-tellysubstan-' tially as described.

4. A blocking-up device for vehicle-wheels comprising a holder, meansfor securing said holder to the support on which it rests, a stationaryblock, a movable block, means for drawing the movable block toward thestationary block and holding the same, and means for anchoring a wheelto the holder.

5. A blocking-up device for vehicle-wheels comprising a base or bottom,sides extending upward, therefrom, and provided with cushions or alining upon their inner surfaces, a stationary block, an adjustableblock movable between the sides, a draw and stay strap embracing bothblocks and an anchorstrap adapted to extend transversely around theholder and felly, and carrying with it a protective sleeve or cushionsubstantially as described. 3

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, JAMES T. LOWE. Witnesses RExFoRD M. SMITH,

E. H. PARKINS.

